A single-storey house and the people who gather around it sit at the heart of Hirayasumi. VIZ Media has confirmed that the anime adaptation of Keigo Shinzo's manga will stream internationally on Netflix from January 2027, alongside its Japanese television debut on NHK General TV.
Hiroto Ikuta, an easygoing 29-year-old part-time worker, inherits the house from an elderly neighbour he befriends. His cousin Natsumi moves to Tokyo for art school, bringing another perspective into his unhurried life.
Netflix Anime's official Hirayasumi teaser.
Project: Hirayasumi
Production: Production +h.
Everyday life in the frame
The key visual places Hiroto and the ensemble outside the house in Asagaya: a garden hose, a veranda and the surrounding greenery give the image its lived-in character. VIZ identifies the setting as the home Hiroto inherits and the meeting place for the people around him.
The anime's key visual gathers its characters around Hiroto's home in Asagaya. Image: Hirayasumi Production Committee.
Project: Hirayasumi
Production: Production +h.
© Keigo Shinzo / Shogakukan / Hirayasumi Production Committee. Separate editorial reuse permission unconfirmed.
Kei Suezawa directs, handles series composition and writes the scripts at Production +h. Naoyuki Asano is credited with character design and Mika Nishimura with art direction. The teaser offers a first look at those characters and neighbourhoods in motion.
Music for a changing neighbourhood
VIZ also announced Gen Hoshino as the opening theme performer and TOMOO for the ending song, Fūmi Zekka. According to VIZ, Hoshino returned to Asagaya, where he once lived, while drawing inspiration for the opening.
The Japanese voice cast includes Yuma Uchida as Hiroto, Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi and Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada. An exact January premiere date has not been given in the announcement.
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